महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-21

देवा ऊचुः ।
भगवन्कृतकामाः स्मो यक्ष्यामस्त्वाप्तदक्षिणैः ।
इमं तु देशं मुनयः पर्युपासन्त नित्यदा ॥२१॥

21. devā ūcuḥ ,
bhagavankṛtakāmāḥ smo yakṣyāmastvāptadakṣiṇaiḥ ,
imaṁ tu deśaṁ munayaḥ paryupāsanta nityadā.

21. devā ūcuḥ bhagavan kṛtakāmāḥ smaḥ yakṣyāmaḥ tu
āptadakṣiṇaiḥ imam tu deśam munayaḥ paryupāsanta nityadā

21. devāḥ ūcuḥ bhagavan kṛtakāmāḥ smaḥ tu āptadakṣiṇaiḥ
yakṣyāmaḥ tu imam deśam munayaḥ nityadā paryupāsanta

21. The gods said: "O revered one (bhagavan), our wishes are fulfilled. We will indeed perform a Vedic ritual (yajña) with the prescribed ritual fees. However, sages (muni) have always dwelt in this very region."

Words meanings summery:

• देवा (devā) - gods

• ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said, spoke

• भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Brahmā. (O revered one, O fortunate one)

• कृतकामाः (kṛtakāmāḥ) - having desires fulfilled, whose wishes are accomplished

• स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

• यक्ष्यामः (yakṣyāmaḥ) - we will perform a Vedic ritual

• तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

• आप्तदक्षिणैः (āptadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with proper ritual fees

• इमम् (imam) - this

• तु (tu) - but, however

• देशम् (deśam) - region, place

• मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

• पर्युपासन्त (paryupāsanta) - they resided, they served, they attended

• नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

Words meanings and morphology

देवा (devā) - gods

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

From root 'div' (to shine).

Root: div (class 4)

ऊचुः (ūcuḥ) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

भगवन् (bhagavan) - Addressing Brahmā. (O revered one, O fortunate one)

(adjective)

Vocative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - fortunate, glorious, divine, revered

From 'bhaga' (fortune, prosperity).

कृतकामाः (kṛtakāmāḥ) - having desires fulfilled, whose wishes are accomplished

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtakāma

kṛtakāma - having accomplished desires, whose wishes are fulfilled

Compound type : bahuvrihi (kṛta+kāma)

• kṛta – done, made, accomplished
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'kṛ' (to do).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kāma – desire, wish, longing
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kam (class 1)

स्मः (smaḥ) - we are

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

यक्ष्यामः (yakṣyāmaḥ) - we will perform a Vedic ritual

(verb)

1st person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of yaj

Root: yaj (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, however, indeed

(indeclinable)

आप्तदक्षिणैः (āptadakṣiṇaiḥ) - with proper ritual fees

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of āptadakṣiṇa

āptadakṣiṇa - one who has obtained/given proper ritual fees

Compound type : tatpurusha (āpta+dakṣiṇa)

• āpta – obtained, acquired, proper, trustworthy
  adjective (masculine)
  past passive participle
  Past passive participle of root 'āp' (to obtain).
  Root: āp (class 5)
• dakṣiṇa – ritual fee, gift; right (direction)
  noun (masculine)

इमम् (imam) - this

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

तु (tu) - but, however

(indeclinable)

देशम् (deśam) - region, place

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of deśa

deśa - place, region, country

मुनयः (munayaḥ) - sages, ascetics

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, seer, silent one

पर्युपासन्त (paryupāsanta) - they resided, they served, they attended

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, imperfect (luṅ) of ās

Prefixes: pari+upa

Root: ās (class 2)

नित्यदा (nityadā) - always, constantly, perpetually

(indeclinable)

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